Cambodia

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 5, 2015

Cambodia agrees to accept three Iranians and one Rohingya man from Myanmar who were turned away by Australia, as part of $32 million agreement between the two countries; human rights advocates denounce plan to resettle hundreds of asylum seekers in impoverished Cambodia, calling it as misguided and inhumane. MORE

May. 17, 2015

Karen J Coates travel article on ancient ruins, temples, and other Cambodian sites described by 19th-century explorer and naturalist Henri Mouhot. MORE

Mar. 28, 2015

Former Khmer Rouge member Ao An is charged with crimes against humanity by international judge in Cambodia. MORE

Mar. 17, 2015

Michelle Obama will travel to Japan and Cambodia to promote Let Girls Learn, international effort to improve girls' access to education in third world countries. MORE

Mar. 4, 2015

Michelle Obama promotes initiative to get more girls to attend school, traveling to Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, and Siem Reap, Cambodia; reported 62 million girls worldwide do not attend school and initiative aims to reduce that number, thereby improving financial stability, health and well-being of girls. MORE

Feb. 22, 2015

Siem Reap, Cambodia, gateway city to Angkor, offers several stylish boutiques, some operated by expatriates or highlighting Khmer culture. MORE

Feb. 20, 2015

Study published in journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that drug artemisinin, world's most effective treatment for malaria, is losing its efficacy in much larger swath of territory than was previously believed; area where deadliest form of disease is increasingly resistant to drug includes part of Cambodia, Myanmar and India. MORE

Jan. 20, 2015

Roka Journal; more than 200 residents of village of Roka in Cambodia have been diagnosed as HIV positive; authorities blame outbreak on local, unlicensed physician Yem Chrin, who admitted that he reused syringes and other medical equipment; news of mass infection comes even as country as a whole has been praised for way it has addressed HIV. MORE

Jan. 9, 2015

Oct. 30, 2014

Police in Cambodia say they have arrested man identified as Michael Edward Harris, United States Army deserter wanted in Florida on child pornography charges. MORE

Oct. 23, 2014

Somaly Mam Foundation, Cambodia-based organization that worked against human trafficking and sexual exploitation, has closed five months after its founder resigned amid allegations of broad deception. MORE

Oct. 18, 2014

Trial begins for Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two former leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, on broad range of charges including genocide and war crimes; both defendants were sentenced to life in prison in separate proceeding, on charges they masterminded mass evacuations of Cambodians from their homes, conviction they are appealing. MORE

Sep. 27, 2014

Australia signs agreement with Cambodia to resettle refugees back within its borders; agreement comes despite strong protests from human rights groups that believe agreement violates Australia's obligations to protect vulnerable children and families under international law. MORE

Aug. 8, 2014

Cambodian court finds Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two most senior surviving leaders of Khmer Rouge, which brutalized Cambodia during 1970s, guilty of crimes against humanity and sentences them to life in prison; more than 1.7 million people died under Khmer Rouge rule from 1975 to 1979. MORE

Jul. 30, 2014

Cambodian rice exports are improving in both sales and quality, recovering from long period in which industry struggled with poor international reputation; sales of of milled rice abroad have reached 378,856 tons, and country's product can now be found in high-end grocery markets in the West. MORE

Jun. 16, 2014

Tens of thousands of Cambodian workers flee Thailand, driven by fears of crackdown on illegal foreign labor by military junta that took power in May; exodus threatens to strain relationship between countries and is harmful to both Cambodian workers and Thai industry. MORE

Jun. 15, 2014

Somaly Mam, one of Cambodia's most prominent social activists, had stepped down from United States-based charitable organization bearing her name after questions arose about her claim that she was orphan sold into sex slavery; her fall from grace highlights what aid workers in country say is widespread embellishment and in some cases outright deception in fund-raising, especially among the country's orphanages. MORE

Jun. 10, 2014

Team of researchers is joining with local fishermen to track impact of human activity on Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia, large body of water that has yielded 300,000 tons of fish a year and sustained generations; lake's resources are begin stressed by population growth, hydroelectric dams and dry seasons that are expected to grow worse with climate change. MORE

May. 31, 2014

Cambodian court convicts almost two dozen factory workers and human rights activists for instigating violence during protests early in 2014 but then releases them under suspended sentences. MORE

May. 30, 2014

Op-Ed article by author Melissa Gira Grant reflects on resignation of Cambodian anti-trafficking icon Somaly Mam from her own foundation amid allegations of fraud; contends Mam's false stories and distorted efforts led to policies that harmed the very women she said she was trying to save; questions whether Mam's Western supporters understand the price of the falsehoods they were sold. MORE

May. 21, 2014

Cleveland Museum of Art says it has determined that ancient statue in its collection that Cambodian officials have said they believe was stolen from jungle temple known as Pasat Chen did not come from that location. MORE

May. 7, 2014

Builders of more than 1,000 condominiums in 250-acre development underway in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, hope to attract foreign investors, especially cash-rich Chinese. MORE

May. 7, 2014

Christie's will return 10th-century sandstone statue depicting mythological figure known as Pandava to Cambodia after determining that statue was looted; Christites sold statue to anonymous collector in 2009, but bought it back earlier in 2014 after statue's history was made clear. MORE

Apr. 4, 2014

Investigations are underway at various garment factories in Cambodia, where scores of workers have fallen sick. MORE

Mar. 14, 2014

Mam Sonando, 72-year-old Cambodian journalist and founder of Beehive Radio, has been described by his supporters as country's only truly independent broadcaster; Sonando has been arrested several times for programming critical of Cambodia's authoritarian government; support for his mission has grown along with criticism of Prime Min Hun Sen. MORE

Feb. 20, 2014

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is experimenting with a public transportation system, beginning with 10 buses, in a program underwritten by the Japanese government. MORE

Jan. 18, 2014

Op-Ed article by Julia Wallace, executive editor of The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh, notes that Cambodia has experienced a slew of mass faintings among garment workers that experts attribute primarily to accounts of possession by local guardian spirits; observes that the mass faintings have served to increase public concern for garment workers in a way that organized labor and strikes have not. MORE

Jan. 8, 2014

Tens of thousands of garment workers return to work in Cambodia, ending two-week pay dispute after authorities used deadly force to quell a strike and thwart a protest seeking a redo of July election. MORE

Jan. 7, 2014

Editorial holds that street protests in Cambodia, Bangladesh and Thailand illustrate fragile state of democracy in many developing countries and their need for checks and balances; contends elections themselves do not guarantee fairness, and that such nations must develop institutions that can balance the power of political leaders. MORE

Jan. 5, 2014

Cambodia cracks down on growing public dissent to 30-year rule of Prime Min Hun Sen, evicting protesters from public square and banning all public gatherings; two opposition leaders are summoned for police questioning. MORE

Jan. 4, 2014

Cambodian military police officers fire on protesters demanding higher wages for garment workers, killing ta least three people, as protests against the decades-old rule of Prim Min Hun Sen enter a volatile new phase. MORE

Jan. 3, 2014

Cambodian soldiers forcefully break up a demonstration by garment factory workers striking for better pay. MORE

Dec. 30, 2013

Tens of thousands of antigovernment demonstrators march through Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in act of defiance against nearly three decades of rule by authoritarian Prime Min Hun Sen. MORE

Dec. 30, 2013

Editorial criticizes American government for buying uniforms for federal workers from overseas countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia that often violate basic labor standards; urges government to heed its own advice, as it pushes retailers to demand better working conditions at factories in the developing world that make their merchandise; holds it must set an example for the private sector to follow. MORE

Dec. 13, 2013

Ancient statue, allegedly looted from temple in Cambodian jungle, will be returned to Cambodia under agreement signed by Sotheby’s, its client and federal officials. MORE

Nov. 12, 2013

International Court of Justice hands Cambodia a partial victory in its territorial dispute with Thailand over the land surrounding Preah Vihear Temple, ancient temple that lies along the country's border; gives Cambodia sovereignty over area immediately surrounding temple. MORE

Oct. 2, 2013

Oxfam accuses Pepsico, Coca-Cola and Associated British Foods of buying sugar from Brazilian and Cambodian plantations that reportedly took land from farmers without proper compensation. MORE

Oct. 1, 2013

Newly created sugar plantations in Cambodia have created thousands of jobs for destitute migrant workers and subsistence farmers; still, international trade pacts that foster exports for the country and other poor nations can have unintended effect of encouraging land grabs by wealthy, politically connected families. MORE

Sep. 24, 2013

Cambodian Prime Min Hun Sen is elected to another five-year term in office, despite a deadlock with the opposition, which has refused to attend the National Assembly in protest over alleged electoral cheating. MORE

Sep. 16, 2013

Cambodia's political deadlock turns violent as opposition supporters clash with security forces in the streets of Phnom Penh, leaving at least one person dead and several injured. MORE

Sep. 14, 2013

Fight between Sotheby’s and federal lawyers over fate of an ancient sandstone statue that Cambodia wants returned takes a bitter turn in court after each side files papers accusing the other of acting unethically. MORE

Sep. 8, 2013

Thousands of supporters of Cambodia's opposition rally against authoritarian government of Prime Min Hun Sen, calling for United Nations to help lead an investigation into accusations of cheating in national elections, which governing party says it won. MORE

Sep. 6, 2013

Opposition leaders in Cambodia plan peaceful protests because of reported irregularities in July elections, but the government is portraying the effort as an attempt to instigate riots; Cambodian politics remain in a deadlock, and hopes of a negotiated solution continue to fade. MORE

Sep. 3, 2013

Nearly 200 staff members at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia, which is supported by the United Nations, have gone on strike to demand wages that are several months overdue. MORE

Aug. 10, 2013

Cambodia's state election body says it will postpone its announcement of final results from July general election, move that could ease fears of violence over opposition protests. MORE

Aug. 3, 2013

Cambodia's Prime Min Hun Sen insists that he can form a new government even if the opposition boycotts Parliament, dimming hopes for a compromise solution to deadlock over election results. MORE

Jul. 30, 2013

Cambodia faces volatile and possibly prolonged political standoff after leaders of country's opposition reject preliminary results of national election; group accuses Prime Min Hun Sen’s authoritarian government of large-scale cheating to achieve a relatively narrow victory. MORE

Jul. 29, 2013

Governing party of Cambodian Prime Min Hun Sen wins relatively narrow victory in national elections, as resurgent opposition rides wave of disenchantment with his 28 years in power. MORE

Jul. 26, 2013

Former Khmer Rouge soldiers, in one of the many shifting allegiances of post-genocide Cambodia, proclaim loyalty to Prime Min Hun Sen as he seeks to prolong his 28 years in power in upcoming election; Hun drove them from power in 1979 alongside invading Vietnamese forces, ending their murderous attempt to build a peasant utopia. MORE

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